Southeast News for August 2023
- Data Call: Florida OIR Wants Idalia Claims Info Daily Through Sept. 6
- Early Estimates Put Idalia’s Insured Losses at $3-9 Billion for Florida
- King Insurance Partners Adds Hartley to the Team in Florida
- Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Oxendine Fraud Case Headed to Trial
- Heavy Rains Cause Major Flooding in Parts of West Virginia
- Idalia Rumbles Ashore as Cat 3, Lashing Tallahassee and Much of Florida and Georgia
- What Is it About Named Storms That Start With the Letter ‘I’ ?
- Crane Collapse at Miami Hospital Killed One, Injured Other Workers
- Florida Sheriff’s Copter Crashes in Pompano Beach, Killing Two
- Citizens Suspends Binding, Could Be Most Affected as Hurricane Aims for Big Bend
- Kentucky Supreme Court: Docs Must Bill for Injured Workers Within 45 Days
- NCCI Calls for Average 15% Decrease in Florida Workers’ Compensation Rates
- Alabama Supreme Court Says Work on New Coastal Bridge Can Resume
- Man Kills Three in Racially Motivated Shooting at Jacksonville Store
- Florida Braces for Another One as Idalia Strengthens in Gulf
- University of South Carolina Student Fatally Shot Trying to Enter Wrong House
- Home Insurance as a Work Benefit? Recoop Says It’s Bringing it to Florida and All States
- Murdaugh’s Friend Pleads to More Charges in Helping Steal Insurance Funds
- Insurers to Pay $50M in Settlement Over Abuse at West Virginia Boarding School
- How Aerial Imagery and AI are Helping Florida’s Insurers with Climate Change and Fraud
- Florida Citizens Posts Info on New Flood Insurance Requirements
- South Florida Contractor Charged with Underreporting Payroll by $5.9 Million
- Federal Reserve Fines Alabama Bank $3M for Flood Insurance Monitoring Issues
- Miami-Dade Considers New Storm Protection Plan: Dunes, Mangroves and Barrier Gates
- SBK Insurance Names Risk Manager at Chattanooga Office
- Shot-at FedEx Driver, Now on Workers’ Comp, Has Been Fired, Attorney Says
- Explosion Demolishes Carolina Home of NFL Player, Killing His Father
- Orion180, Headquartered in Florida, Now Approved to Do Business in the State
- Florida OIR Tells Citizens to Rethink Maximum Rate Increase on HO Policies
- Wright Flood to Launch Residential, Private Flood Insurance Option in 5 States
- Third Child Dies Following House Fire in North Carolina
- Insureds Hot About Flood Insurance Costs? Some Areas Are Seeing 35% Discounts
- Family of NFL QB Haskins Reaches Settlement After Death on Florida Interstate
- Victims of Deadly Smoky Mountain Fire Get Another Chance at Lawsuits
- A Year After Uproar over Demotech Ratings, Little Has Changed, But Questions Remain
- Oakbridge Acquires Georgia-based Cole Agency
- Police Respond to ‘Chaos’ as Florida Condo Owners Outraged Over Insurance Fees
- Judge Won’t Block Florida Law Banning Chinese Ownership of Property
- Florida Art Museum Sues Former Director Over Forged Basquiat Paintings Scheme
- ‘Smart Window’ Firm to Pay Almost $5M for Illegal Dumping of Wastewater in Mississippi
- Orlando Debuts Self-Driving Shuttle to Whisk Passengers Around Downtown
- NC Legislators Give Final OK to Bill Curbing Appointment Powers of Governor
- Liberty Co. Brokers Secures $340M in Funding for Refinance, More Growth
- Tech Firm Behind Kentucky School Bus Route Snafu Had Problems in Ohio
- Shinwa Plans $114M Expansion at Alabama Auto Parts Plant
- Company Asks Judge to Block Alabama Medical Marijuana Licenses
- Attorney, Friend of Murdaugh Sentenced to 4 Years in Scheme to Steal Insurance Money
- Some Workplace Shootings May Not be Compensable, Florida Appeals Court Says
- Carolina Insurance Agent Charged with Backdating Auto Policy After Crash
- Family Pushes Back After ‘Blind Side’ NFL Player’s Lawsuit Over Conservatorship
- Florida DFS Provides Grants for Firefighters’ Cancer Decontamination Equipment
- Six Former Mississippi Law Officers Plead Guilty in Torturing of Two Men
- Two Dead After Plane Strikes Power Line in North Carolina
- More Signs of Life in Florida: New Insurers in Market, More Citizens Takeouts
- Don’t Forget About Continuing Ed for Transportation Insurance Professionals
- People Moves: MCIEF Names Schoonover to Education Director Spot
- Alabama Tow Truck Operator Set for Trial on Overcharging Insurance Companies
- Carolina Roller Coaster Reopens After Large Crack Repaired and Tested
- Former Tenn. Senator, Tort-Reformer, Sentenced in Campaign Finance Fraud
- Florida Man Posed as Veterinarian, Did Surgery on Dog Who Died, Sheriff Says
- Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to WV Gas Pipeline
- Tenn. Security Guard Not Guilty in On-Duty Shooting at Nashville Restaurant
- Vanderbilt Med Center Facing Civil Rights Probe Over Release of Transgender Records
- Three Georgia Decisions Have Some Comp Attorneys Worried. Claimants Not So Much
- Miami’s Septic Tanks, Trash Problems Test Appeal to Rich Homeowners
- Security First Accountant Charged with Siphoning $1.4M Through Fake Invoices
- Kentucky Governor’s Storm Relief Efforts Could Trim GOP Leaning in Rural Areas
- Embattled Louisiana Law Firm Raised $40M from Florida Hedge Fund, Partner Says
- Heritage Insurance Reports Third Straight Quarter of Profit After Shedding Policies
- Tennessee Governor Unveils Agenda for Special Session on Gun Safety
- WV Approves Raises for Corrections Workers as Lawsuits Filed Over Conditions
- Could Georgia Be Next With Major Tort Reform? Kemp Calls for Limits
- NC DOI Arrives at 4.5% Increase in Auto Rates for Next Two Years, 9.9% on Dwelling
- Divers Find 32 Cars Submerged in Lake Near Miami
- Trial Begins for Security Guard Who Shot Man in Shootout at Nashville Restaurant
- Powerful Storm System Kills Two, Leaves 1M Without Power in South, East Coast
- Blood is Not Excluded Pollutant, Florida High Court Says by Declining to Hear Case
- Former Ga. Insurance Commissioner’s Conviction Stands, but Tax Repay Has to Wait
- DeSantis’ Retaliation vs. Disney Hurting Florida, Former GOP Officials Say in Court
- Plexus Groupe Expands to Memphis, Adds Two to Roster
- Pfizer Taking More Steps to Manage Inventory After NC Tornado Destroyed Warehouse
- Western Kentucky, Tennessee Again Hit by Flooding
- AM Best Downgrades Alabama Muni Insurance Pool, Citing Law Enforcement Liability
- Cleanup from Chemical Spill that Shut Down I-24 in Tennessee Could Take Time
- Judge Tosses Fraud Against Exec in SC Nuclear Debacle, But New Case Could Follow
- Massive Citizens Takeout Plan Seen as Sign That Things Are Looking Up in Florida Market
- Florida Injury Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Players, Litigation Funders in NFL Suits
- Kill the Kill Switch: CFPB Says Dealer Illegally Locked Cars and Repossessed Them
- Valent Group Acquires Coastal Professional Insurance in Alabama
- State Takeover of Nashville Airport Board Remains as Lawsuit Proceeds
- AP Review Reveals Problematic Dams in US, But Some States’ Data Not Released
- A WV Teacher Was Caught on Video Abusing Students. Her District is Settling for $11M
- Skanska Must Face the Music: Maritime Law Does Not Protect it from Fla. Storm Claims
- People: MCIEF Names Heller to Ruke Fellowship
- Ray of Sunshine: Florida Insurers Show Profit as Citizens Takeouts Rise – S&P Global
- Judge Throws Out Lawsuit over Kraft Mac & Cheese Prep Time
- Churchill Downs to Improve Track, Vet Resources After Recent Horse Deaths
- SC Police Officer and Recruit Agree to Avoid Cop Work After False Insurance Claim
- CRC Group Names Two to New Leadership Posts in Tennessee
- No Duty to Defend Doesn’t Mean No Duty to Indemnify, Federal Appeals Court Finds
- Former Mississippi Governor Sues News Site Over Welfare Fraud Comments
- Inspectors Find Second Structural Issue with North Carolina Roller Coaster
- 99-Year-Old Yellow Trucking Company Shutting Down, Headed for Bankruptcy
- After UPC Insolvency, Parent Company Rebrands to American Coastal Insurance
- Tenco Services Acquires James C. Greene Firm in Carolinas
- Medicare Recovery Firm that Sued Auto Insurers Said to be Under Investigation
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